Improvement in cotton-bale ties



had to the accompanying part of' this speeitication.

. ing of bales on board of ships,

UNITED STATES APATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM ONIONS, OF

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

Speci'cation forming part of Letters Patent N o. 55, 353,

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ONIoNs, of the city and county of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Gotton-Bale 'I ie 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being drawings forming The present invention relates to a new and usefulimprovementin ties (so called) for cottonbales, whereby the untastening of the tie by the handling of the bale or by the close packears, 86o., is entirely prevented, as will be obvious from 'the following detail description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying plate of drawings, in which- Figure l is a view of the flat side ot' the two v ends of a hoop joined or secured together by my improved tie; Fig. 2, a section taken in the plane of the line x x, Fig. l,- and Fig. 3, a transverse section taken in the plane of the line y y, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A and B in the drawings represent the two ends of a cotton-bale hoop, to one of which is secured a hook or head, C, having a peculiar shape, to be described, passed through the apdated J une 5, 1866.A

from the under side by riveting a stud or erture D in the hoop, thereof', and there held pin, a, to the hoop ofthe arm or plate E of the said hook or head C, the hook and plate with its stud or rivet beinginade in one solid piece, thus imparting great strength and durability to the same.

The hook portion ofthe head C is upon one side, as plainly seen by an inspection of Fig. 3 in the drawings, so that when placed in the larger and central portion, F, ot' the slot G, eX- tending in the direction of the length of the hoop ofthe other end, B, it will hook over the edges of the smaller or narrow portion of the same by drawing it in the proper direction therefor, as seen in Fig. l, whereby the tie will be prevented from unfastening by handling or closely packing the bale or bales in ships, cars, 85e., as is obvious withpu't further explanation.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Paten t* l. The head C, having the hook upon one side, substantially as and for the purpose described. v

2. Forming the head G, plate E, and rivet a of one and the same piece, as and for the purpose specified.

WILLIAM 0N ION S. Witnesses:

Trios. HAYWARD, J osEPH H. WEBSTER. 

